by Ed Fensholt | October 29, 2013 | Health Reform
Health insurance-related media outlets are reporting that the wall of Democrat-based support for the federal health reform law’s “individual mandate” is beginning to crack. Some Congressional Democrats are calling for a delay in the Patient Protection and Affordable...
by Mark Holloway | October 15, 2013 | Compliance Services, Domestic Partners, Health Reform, State and Local Issues
Breaking News – Monday, October 21, 2013: Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey announced today that his administration would drop its legal challenge to allowing gay marriage in the state. Mr. Christie had sought a stay to prevent the marriages from taking...
by Mark Holloway | September 11, 2013 | Health Reform
California has done the federal health reform law one better, and limited waiting periods under insured health plans to 60 days (the federal health reform law limits waiting periods to 90 days, beginning in 2014). The new rule applies to insurance contracts issued,...
by Mark Holloway | August 5, 2013 | Health Reform
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, whose recommendations determine which preventive services must be provided to health plan participants at no cost, has recommended that lung cancer screening for certain individuals be added to the list. The screening is a...
by Jeannie Wilcox | August 1, 2013 | Health Reform
What’s the best time to broach the topic of health reform with your employees? In this article from the Society of Human Resource Management, Lockton’s Rick Kahle shares his expertise about having a solid plan in place, while Lockton client Yarco shares...
by Mark Holloway | July 19, 2013 | Compliance Services, Health Reform, State and Local Issues
On July 1, 2013 the Massachusetts legislature passed a bill repealing the Massachusetts Healthcare Reform Act’s employer Fair Share Contribution requirement. Under the requirement, an employer that did not make a “fair and reasonable” premium...
